# President Chavez Praises Carlos "the Jackal" **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 22, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476 "2009-11-22T00:09:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476/41 "2009-12-01T20:05:27Z")
> [@Lochdale](#): > > Give him time. He has the wonderful oppportunity to become an even greater tyrant. > > And Sean Penn et al are given far too much press time to spout their ill-conceived lefty crap. if the left wing blogosphere really do ignore them then I wish it would trickle down into the mainstream media. Yes, well, the media **can’t** ignore what Hollywood celebs have to say, no matter what the topic. That’s just how it is. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476/42 "2009-12-01T20:24:59Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Defending him??? Wow. I just pointed out he says imflamatory things to piss you off. You are showing how well it works. You pay attention to him when you should laugh him off and ignore him. That does require a bit of maturity though. Wait a second - are you calling **Sam Stone** a troll? I doubt it, somehow. Maybe you intended your words as a response to someone else’s post. ---
**Author:** ![Lochdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/edb3f5/32.png) [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476/43 "2009-12-01T21:14:19Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Yes, well, the media **can’t** ignore what Hollywood celebs have to say, no matter what the topic. That’s just how it is. And that’s a shame. Just wish there was more of an outlet to point out just how cretinous Sean Penn and his ilk are. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476/44 "2009-12-03T05:30:41Z")
Hugo is keeping up his South American anti-capitalist cred. The fact that Carlos is Venezuelan is no doubt significant. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476/45 "2009-12-03T16:02:21Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Yes, well, the media **can’t** ignore what Hollywood celebs have to say, no matter what the topic. That’s just how it is. You do have that option. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476/46 "2009-12-03T16:41:10Z")
My best friend’s wife is a native Venezualan. In her family’s view, Chavez has basically destroyed their country. All of them are looking for a way to emigrate out of their land of birth, simply because it is unsafe and (they think) getting worse. Yes, I think he matters. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476/47 "2009-12-07T16:10:38Z")
Venezuelans are divided about him. He claims to have brought social programs to the poor, raising literacy, providing health care, schooling and soup kitchens to feed the poor. But he did at the expense of the fabulously wealthy who are not happy .You can claim he is a disaster if you wish, but the truth as usual is nearer the middle. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-chavez-praises-carlos-the-jackal/518476.md?page=2)